That new oppy is seriously cool, i really like the new headtube too, the old hourglass shape didn't do anything for me. I reckon the new one would look even better with the carbon rims you had on the old one.

When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments- Elizabeth West.

Those carbon clinchers are dead, they only lasted 5 months.The frame is great, the BB is ridiculous, def improves the stiffness.The previous frame was outstanding for long seated climbs, yet to see how the new one goes.

Dimma wrote:Those carbon clinchers are dead, they only lasted 5 months.The frame is great, the BB is ridiculous, def improves the stiffness.The previous frame was outstanding for long seated climbs, yet to see how the new one goes.

Water? That's only 3 L in the bottles. On days like this one (39 degrees later) we went through all of that water and twice over !! You would as well. In the red panniers I had two 10L water bags with ~ 12L in them. This was enough for our overnight camping needs.

The total luggage load was a heavy haul. At the maximum load of 65 kgs, for about 7-8 days between resupply and up to 3 days between water points, I could not actually lift my rear wheel off the ground (without doing a serious back injury). 25kgs of all my camping gear, 23L of water = 23 kgs, and then food for up to 8 days = ~15 kgs.

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